Castor



Patented June 13, 1950 UNITED STITIES PATENT OFFICE CASTOR Jacob J acobowitz, Detroit, Mich.

.Application June 10, 1947Serial No. 753,685

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements Iincastors 'for use -on dining tables, and Jmore particularly to animproved-eastorespecially adapted-'for use on restaurant tables and `designed to "hold a pair-of salt arrd 4pep-per shakers and a package of paper napkins.

It `is `among the yobjects dof theinfvention lto providean improved-castor whichwillprevent loss-of salt and pepper shakers by providing a, suitable support or receptacle in which they are normally retained, which will hold an entire package of paper napkins in proximity to the salt and pepper shakers and in a manner such that one napkin may be removed at a time while the remainder of the package is resiliently held in place, which rests solidly upon a table top and is not easily upset, and which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and neat and attractive in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a castor illustrative of the invention.

Figure 2 is a Side elevation of the castor illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the castor illustrated in Figures l and 2; and

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a somewhat modied form of castor illustrative of the invention.

With continued reference to the drawing, the numeral it generally indicates a napkin retainer having shaker-retaining rings or spring clips, generally indicated at li, connected thereto.

The retainer i is preferably generally rectangular in shape and is formed from a single piece of thin resilient material, such as sheet metal, bent to U-shaped form so that it has a bottomclosure member l2 and a pair of substantially parallel side members i3, the top and ends being open.

The bottom member i2 has a longitudinallyextending raised portion i4 intermediate its length of a Width to receive one edge of a package i5 of paper napkins, the bottom member having a total width greater than the thickness of the package of napkins so that the bottom ends of the side members i3 are spaced from. the side of a napkin package supported in the retainer. The bottom portions of the side members are substantially straight, as indicated at I5, and are disposed substantially perpendicular to the bottom member i2 at the edges thereof and above the straight portions the side members are bent inwardly, as indicated at i5, to provide oppositelydisposed curved portion il' spaced apart a distance to resiliently engages the opposite sides of the-napkin package i5. Above 'the portion Il the side members are curved outwardly convex and contact the opposite sides of the napkin package at lthe upper edges'of the convex portions, as indicated at it. Above the package-contacting portion I8 the side members lare curved outwardly, as indicated at I9, to facilitate the insertion of napkin packages into the retainer and the withdrawal of single napkins therefrom.

The rings or clips ii are preferably formed of narrow strips of resilient sheet metal and have straight intermediate portions 2i! attached to the outer surfaces of the straight lower portions of the Side members i3 somewhat above the bottom edges of the side members and have concave arms 2l extending outwardly from the ends of the intermediate portions to receive the cylindrical bases of the salt and pepper shakers 22, the outer ends of the arms 2i preferably being curved outwardly to facilitate the insertion of the shakerbase portions into the clips. As is clearly shown in Figure 1, these rings or clips Ii extend outwardly and downwardly from the respective side members I3 so that their outer sides have their bottom portions in contact with a common plane which also contacts the bottom surface of the bottom l2 of the napkin retainer Iii to firmly support the castor on a tabletop against tipping or upsetting.

In the modified arrangement shown in Figure 4 the side members are given an ornamental, curved, plan-form shape and a napkin-package support 22 is secured between the side members substantially at the level at which the shaker clips Il are connected thereto. Otherwise, the construction of the modified form is generally the same as that illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, as described above.

The invention may be embodied in other specic forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

1. An article holder comprising an upright U- shaped retainer having an elongated, flat bottom portion and a pair of spaced apart, substantially parallel side members extending upwardly from respective longitudinal edges of said bottom portion, the top and ends of said retainer being open, and a pair of supplementary article holding structures secured one structure to the outer side of each of said side members above the plane of said bottom portion, said structures extending outwardly and downwardly from the corresponding side members and having their bottom edges at the sides thereof remote from the corresponding side members substantially in the plane of y said bottom portion to provide for said holder a base having an eiective width greater than the width of said bottom portion to thereby increase the stability of said article holder when supported on a substantially horizontal plane surface.

2. An article holder comprising an upright, U- shaped retainer having an elongated, at bottom portion and a pair of spaced apart, substantially parallel side members extending upwardly from respective longitudinal edges of said bottom portion, the top and ends of said retainer being open, and a pair of supplementary article holding structures secured one structure to the outer side of each of said side members above the plane 0f said bottom portion, said structures extending outwardly and downwardly from the corresponding side members and having their bottom edges at the sides thereof remote from the corresponding side members substantially in the plane of said bottom portion to provide for said holder a base having an effective width greater than the width of said bottom portion to thereby increase the stability of said article holder when supported on a substantially horizontal plane surface, said retainer and said supplementary article holding structures being formed of resilient material to resiliently grip articles therein.

JACOB JACOBOWITZ.

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